Oriental, NC
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+2.1 |
| 2012 | R+14.8 |
| 2016 | R+10.2 |
| 2020 | R+7.0 |
| 2024 | R+10.3 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 873 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+10.3 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $57,880 |
| County | Pamlico County |
| State | NC |
Place narrative
Oriental's roughly 870 residents sit at the confluence of the Neuse River and Smith Creek, giving this Pamlico County seat a distinctly maritime character. Turnout patterns here often reflect the rhythms of a seasonal, water-dependent community.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −10.3% | 342 | 421 | 5 | 768 |
| 2020 | R | −7.0% | 329 | 379 | 5 | 713 |
| 2016 | R | −10.2% | 292 | 360 | 17 | 669 |
| 2012 | R | −14.8% | 270 | 365 | 6 | 641 |
| 2008 | R | −2.1% | 300 | 313 | 7 | 620 |
| 2004† | R | −10.5% | 246 | 304 | 2 | 552 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 91.2% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.5% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $57,880 |
| Poverty rate | 7.7% |
| Median age | 69.6 |
| Age 18–29 | 0.1% |
| Age 65 and older | 70.7% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 51.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 7.9% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Pamlico County county page and the NC state page.